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The most 'American' U.S. city? Try Nashville

How Nashville stacks up

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Nashville makes top of the list

Most of us would agree that Nashville is anything but an average city, but a new study shows that Nashville is the most "American" of U.S. metro areas. By using that description, the study from WalletHub says that Nashville's demographics most closely mirror the U.S. average as a whole.

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Gender (Female to Male Ratio)

The average U.S. city is 50.8 percent female, 49.2 percent male. (Nashville is 51.5 percent female.)

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Age

In the average American
city, the percentage of the population under 19 years old is 26.5 percent. In Nashville, it's 21.7 percent.

Early risers can see the beauty of the Nashville skyline reflected in the Cumberland River before the morning commuter rush begins. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean Nashville Skyline Early risers see the beauty of the Nashville lights in the skyline before the hustle and bustle of morning commuters arrive to start their day.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessea)

Most of us would agree that Nashville is anything but an average city, but a new study shows that Nashville is the most "American" of U.S. metro areas.

By using that description, the study from WalletHub says that Nashville's demographics most closely mirror the U.S. average as a whole. WalletHub is a website that specializes in personal finance.

To determine which cities mirror the United States more than others, WalletHub examined demographical statistics for 366 of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. The data set includes 26 key metrics, among which are age, gender and income as well as household makeup and housing tenure. By studying these factors, it aims to help consumers identify the cities that best address their different priorities.

Nashville ranked just ahead of Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., rounded out the top 5.